Sunlight North: The Wisdom of the Arctic Wilderness: Forty Seasons in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Hardcover

Crawford, Clarence A

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1935204505 ISBN 13: 9781935204503

Publisher: Mill City Press, Inc, 2014

Synopsis

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in Alaska's northeast corner, encloses about thirty thousand square miles. The variety of geologic formations, wildlife and plant species, and topography is immense. It is one of America's great wildernesses. In Sunlight North: The Wisdom of the Arctic Wilderness, Clarence A. Crawford writes about some of his experiences in the Refuge, recalling the many ways it has shaped his life during the past forty years. The bulk of these chapters narrate some aspect of travel in the Arctic. Other chapters deal with contemporary attitudes that may adversely affect the Refuge and other wilderness areas. (Crawford is acutely aware that one section of the Refuge, the 1002 area of the Coastal Plain, is continually under the threat of oil drilling.) And several chapters deal with the mythical and philosophical underpinnings of why people quest, in the wilderness and elsewhere.

About this title

About the Author:

Clarence A. Crawford, known as Clancy, was reared and educated in western Pennsylvania. He migrated to Alaska in 1970, and became a parent, teacher, wilderness traveler, and wilderness guide. He is passionate about reading, cross country skiing, cycling, coastal kayaking, backpacking, and navigating wild rivers. He is immensely pleased that his children have developed a passion for wilderness, and hopes the grandchildren will do likewise.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mill City Press, Inc
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1935204505
• ISBN 13: 9781935204503
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 334